Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

On July 6, 2010, PrivateBradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.
5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

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An in-depth analysis of a leaked military video showing a US army helicopter firing on Iraqis.

It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6rjolf
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WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
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In the first strike, the crews of two Apaches directed 30mm cannon fire at a group of ten Iraqi men standing at a position (intersection) insurgents had previously used to shoot an American Humvee with small arms fire. Among the group were two Iraqi war correspondents working for Reuters, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen. Namir accomplished his objective with three photos of the Humvee which included the large dirt pile used as cover by insurgents to attack the Humvee earlier that morning. Seven men (including Noor-Eldeen) were killed during this first strike, and Saeed Chmagh was injured.

Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents. Manning was sentenced in August 2013 to 35 years' imprisonment, with the possibility of parole in the eighth year, and to be dishonorably discharged from the Army. Manning is a trans woman who, in a statement the day after sentencing, said she had felt female since childhood, wanted to be known as Chelsea, and desired to begin hormone replacement therapy. From early life and through much of her Army life, Manning was known as Bradley; she was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army.

Most societies, from ancient to modern, have considered murder a very serious crime deserving harsh punishment for purposes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation. There are many reasons why murder has been criminalized, including its costs to society as well as being considered intrinsically wrong. For example, murder may be considered intrinsically wrong because it violates a right to life or is oppressive; murder may be costly to society by undermining law and order, by squandering potential accomplishments of the victims, by risking escalation of violence, or by spreading fear and grief.

In most countries, a person convicted of murder is typically given a long prison sentence, possibly a life sentence where permitted. In other countries, the death penalty may be imposed for such an act; this practice, however, is becoming less common.

Background

Democracy Now! was founded on February 19, 1996 at WBAI-FM in New York City by progressive journalists Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Larry Bensky, Salim Muwakkil, and Julie Drizin. It originally aired on five Pacifica Radio stations. Goodman is the program's principal host, with Juan Gonzalez as frequent co-host.Jeremy Scahill, an investigative reporter for The Nation, has been a frequent contributor since 1997. The program's first ten to fifteen minutes, called the "War and Peace Report", are translated daily into Spanish. The Democracy Now! website is also available in Spanish. The program focuses on issues considered underreported or ignored by mainstream news coverage. Democracy Now! began broadcasting on television every weekday shortly after September 11, 2001, and is the only public media in the U.S. that airs simultaneously on satellite and cable television, radio, and the internet.

Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

Wikileaks - Collateral murder in Iraq by US helicopter (short video)

On July 6, 2010, PrivateBradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.
5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

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Collateral Murder?

Collateral Murder?

Collateral Murder?

An in-depth analysis of a leaked military video showing a US army helicopter firing on Iraqis.

'I couldn't stop crying': Soldier relives 'collateral murder' video

It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6rjolf
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WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

How WikiLeaks' 'Collateral Murder' changed the world

Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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Collateral Murder best parts

Collateral Murder best parts

Collateral Murder best parts

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
#Iraq war
#us soldiers kill children
#evil
#murder
#collateral damage
#wikileaks
#US army
#US military
#non-violence
#violence
#innocent children die
#war kills children
#Julian Assange

Ben's commentary of the Collateral Murder video
The July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikes were a series of air-to-ground attacks conducted by a team of two United States ArmyAH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, in the district of New Baghdad in Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed the Iraq War. The attacks received worldwide coverage following the release of 39 minutes of classified gunsight footage in 2010, provoking ongoing global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks.
http://www.collateralmurder.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007_Baghdad_airstrike
'I loved being in the army!' said our next speaker, Ben Griffin - who then began to tell us how that all completely changed for him. He told of how his raw experiences in active service in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan showed him that these campaigns were not represented truthfully in the media. To a hushed and shocked audience, Ben showed footage of US army atrocities in Iraq that Bradley Manning helped expose on the internet via WikiLeaks, for which he is now imprisoned in the US. What a brave man Ben is to stand up for truth and walk his talk. He rightfully received a long standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Please support his mission and go to this website: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk
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Wikileaks Video shows U.S. attack that killed Reuters staffers in Iraq
https://cpj.org/2010/04/wikileaks-video-iraq-attack-killed-reuters-staffers.phpNew York, April 5, 2010—Disturbing video footage showing a 2007U.S. military airstrike that killed about a dozen Iraqis in eastern Baghdad, including a Reuters cameraman and assistant, was released today by WikiLeaks, a Web site that publishes sensitive leaked documents. The video raises questions about the actions of U.S. military forces and the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation that followed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
WikiLeaks said that it had "obtained the video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers" and verified its authenticity in conversations with "witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident." A U.S. defense official confirmed that the video, which included audio of U.S. forces involved in the strike, was authentic, Reuters reported. Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his assistant, Saeed Chmagh, 40, were killed in the strike.
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
“This footage is deeply disturbing and reminds us of what journalists in war zones undergo to bring us the news,” said Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director. “The video also confirms our long-held view that a thorough and transparent investigation into this incident is urgently needed.”
The video, taken from a U.S. Apache helicopter, shows several men moving about a Baghdad neighborhood. Military forces identify some of the men as armed and open fire, the video shows. Minutes later, a van arrives and appears to assist the wounded. The video shows the helicopter then opening fire on the van. Two children were injured, the footage shows.
Reuters has pressed U.S. military officials to conduct a thorough and objective investigation into the airstrike. In a statement today, military spokesman Maj. Shawn S. Turner said: “This tragic incident was investigated at that time by the brigade involved and the investigation found that the forces involved were not aware of the presence of the two reporters, and that all evidence available supported the conclusion by those forces that they were engaging armed insurgents, and not civilians.”
Chmagh (Reuters)
Chmagh (Reuters)
In all, at least 16 journalists were killed by U.S. forces’ fire in Iraq, CPJ research shows. While CPJ has not found evidence to conclude that U.S. troops targeted journalists in these cases, its research shows that most of the cases were either not fully investigated or the military failed to publicly disclose its findings.
“The deaths of Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones,” said David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters news. "We continue to work for journalist safety and call on all involved parties to recognize the important work that journalists do and the extreme danger that photographers and video journalists face in particular. The video released today via Wikileaks is graphic evidence of the dangers involved in war journalism and the tragedies that can result.”

The Freedom of the PressFoundation has leaked audio of Bradley Manning's appearance in court, during which he talked about his motivation for passing information to WikiLeaks, the "collateral murder" video from Iraq and the diplomatic cable leaks.
This is an edited version of the audio. The full leak, sections and transcripts can be found on this link: https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/03/help-spread-bradley-mannings-words-across-internet
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Bradley Manning On The "Collateral Murder" Video

Bradley Manning describes how he found the ApacheHelicopterAttack video that came to be known as "collateral murder" once it was released by WikiLeaks.
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Leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning's statement to the military court:
"During the mid-February 2010 time frame the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division targeting analysts, then Specialist Jihrleah W. Showman discussed a video that Ms. Showman had found on the T-drive.
The video depicted several individuals being engaged by an aerial weapons team. At first I did not consider the video very special, as I have viewed countless other war porn type videos depicting combat. However, the recording of audio comments by the aerial weapons team crew and the second engagement in the video of an unarmed bongo truck troubled me.
As Showman and a few other analysts and officers in the T-SCIF commented on the video and debated whether the crew violated the rules of engagement or ROE in the second engagement, I shied away from this debate, instead conducting some research on the event. I wanted to learn what happened and whether there was any background to the events of the day that the event occurred, 12 July 2007.
Using Google I searched for the event by its date by its general location. I found several new accounts involving two Reuters employees who were killed during the aerial weapon team engagement. Another story explained that Reuters had requested for a copy of the video under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. Reuters wanted to view the video in order to understand what had happened and to improve their safety practices in combat zones. A spokesperson for Reuters was quoted saying that the video might help avoid the reoccurrence of the tragedy and believed there was a compelling need for the immediate release of the video.
Despite the submission of the FOIA request, the news account explained that CENTCOM replied to Reuters stating that they could not give a time frame for considering a FOIA request and that the video might no longer exist. Another story I found written a year later said that even though Reuters was still pursuing their request. They still did not receive a formal response or written determination in accordance with FOIA.
The fact neither CENTCOM or Multi National Forces Iraq or MNF-I would not voluntarily release the video troubled me further. It was clear to me that the event happened because the aerial weapons team mistakenly identified Reuters employees as a potential threat and that the people in the bongo truck were merely attempting to assist the wounded. The people in the van were not a threat but merely "good samaritans". The most alarming aspect of the video to me, however, was the seemly delightful bloodlust they appeared to have.
The dehumanized the individuals they were engaging and seemed to not value human life by referring to them as quote "dead bastards" unquote and congratulating each other on the ability to kill in large numbers. At one point in the video there is an individual on the ground attempting to crawl to safety. The individual is seriously wounded. Instead of calling for medical attention to the location, one of the aerial weapons team crew members verbally asks for the wounded person to pick up a weapon so that he can have a reason to engage. For me, this seems similar to a child torturing ants with a magnifying glass..."
-PFC Bradley Manning

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores U.S. Diplomacy

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores U.S. Diplomacy

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores U.S. Diplomacy

http://www.democracynow.org - The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published "the Kissinger cables," 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973 to 1976 that include many once-secret memos written by former Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger. While the documents have been available to the public at the National Archives, WikiLeaks has created a searchable online database to allow anyone in the world to quickly search them. WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange reportedly did most of the work creating the database from his refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson joins us to discuss the documents' release. Hrafnsson also comments on the recent anniversary of the release of the "Collateral Murder" military video, which shows U.S. forces killing 12 people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters employees, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen. After the video's release, Hrafnsson met with family members of the victims in Iraq.
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Amy Goodman Reports on "Collateral Murder" WikiLeaks Video

Amy Goodman Reports on "Collateral Murder" WikiLeaks Video

Amy Goodman Reports on "Collateral Murder" WikiLeaks Video

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/10/Democracy_Nows_Amy_Goodman_in_Conversation
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman discusses "Collateral Murder," a video posted to the website WikiLeaks that allegedly shows a U.S. helicopter in Iraq attacking and killing civilians, including two Reuters news staff. "You see these individuals on the ground blown to pieces," she says. "This shows the power of actually having the video tape, showing the pictures."
For related videos, visit WikiLeaks: SecurityThreat or MediaSavior? A FORA.tv Series: http://fora.tv/series/wikileaks
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Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

'I couldn't stop crying': Soldier relives 'collateral murder' video

It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6rjolf
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WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

How WikiLeaks' 'Collateral Murder' changed the world

Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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Collateral Murder best parts

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
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#us soldiers kill children
#evil
#murder
#collateral damage
#wikileaks
#US army
#US military
#non-violence
#violence
#innocent children die
#war kills children
#Julian Assange

The Freedom of the PressFoundation has leaked audio of Bradley Manning's appearance in court, during which he talked about his motivation for passing information to WikiLeaks, the "collateral murder" video from Iraq and the diplomatic cable leaks.
This is an edited version of the audio. The full leak, sections and transcripts can be found on this link: https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/03/help-spread-bradley-mannings-words-across-internet
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"Collateral Murder" Iraq War footage / full video

Bradley Manning On The "Collateral Murder" Video

Bradley Manning describes how he found the ApacheHelicopterAttack video that came to be known as "collateral murder" once it was released by WikiLeaks.
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Leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning's statement to the military court:
"During the mid-February 2010 time frame the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division target...

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores U.S. Diplomacy

http://www.democracynow.org - The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published "the Kissinger cables," 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973 to 1976 that include many once-secret memos written by former Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger. While the documents have been available to the public at the National Archives, WikiLeaks has created a searchable online database to allow anyone in the world to quickly search them. WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange reportedly did most of the work creating the database from his refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson joins us to discuss the documents' release. Hrafnsson also comments on the recent anniversary of the release of the "Collateral Murder" military video, whi...

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

On July 6, 2010, PrivateBradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.
5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

On July 6, 2010, PrivateBradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.
5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6rjolf
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WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed ci...

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
#Iraq war
#us soldiers kill child...

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
#Iraq war
#us soldiers kill children
#evil
#murder
#collateral damage
#wikileaks
#US army
#US military
#non-violence
#violence
#innocent children die
#war kills children
#Julian Assange

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
~ Leo Tolstoy
#Iraq war
#us soldiers kill children
#evil
#murder
#collateral damage
#wikileaks
#US army
#US military
#non-violence
#violence
#innocent children die
#war kills children
#Julian Assange

Ben's commentary of the Collateral Murder video
The July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikes were a series of air-to-ground attacks conducted by a team of two United States ArmyAH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, in the district of New Baghdad in Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed the Iraq War. The attacks received worldwide coverage following the release of 39 minutes of classified gunsight footage in 2010, provoking ongoing global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks.
http://www.collateralmurder.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007_Baghdad_airstrike
'I loved being in the army!' said our next speaker, Ben Griffin - who then began to tell us how that all completely changed for him. He told of how his raw experiences in active service in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan showed him that these campaigns were not represented truthfully in the media. To a hushed and shocked audience, Ben showed footage of US army atrocities in Iraq that Bradley Manning helped expose on the internet via WikiLeaks, for which he is now imprisoned in the US. What a brave man Ben is to stand up for truth and walk his talk. He rightfully received a long standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Please support his mission and go to this website: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk
http://www.glastonburysymposium.co.uk
Wikileaks Video shows U.S. attack that killed Reuters staffers in Iraq
https://cpj.org/2010/04/wikileaks-video-iraq-attack-killed-reuters-staffers.phpNew York, April 5, 2010—Disturbing video footage showing a 2007U.S. military airstrike that killed about a dozen Iraqis in eastern Baghdad, including a Reuters cameraman and assistant, was released today by WikiLeaks, a Web site that publishes sensitive leaked documents. The video raises questions about the actions of U.S. military forces and the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation that followed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
WikiLeaks said that it had "obtained the video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers" and verified its authenticity in conversations with "witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident." A U.S. defense official confirmed that the video, which included audio of U.S. forces involved in the strike, was authentic, Reuters reported. Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his assistant, Saeed Chmagh, 40, were killed in the strike.
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
“This footage is deeply disturbing and reminds us of what journalists in war zones undergo to bring us the news,” said Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director. “The video also confirms our long-held view that a thorough and transparent investigation into this incident is urgently needed.”
The video, taken from a U.S. Apache helicopter, shows several men moving about a Baghdad neighborhood. Military forces identify some of the men as armed and open fire, the video shows. Minutes later, a van arrives and appears to assist the wounded. The video shows the helicopter then opening fire on the van. Two children were injured, the footage shows.
Reuters has pressed U.S. military officials to conduct a thorough and objective investigation into the airstrike. In a statement today, military spokesman Maj. Shawn S. Turner said: “This tragic incident was investigated at that time by the brigade involved and the investigation found that the forces involved were not aware of the presence of the two reporters, and that all evidence available supported the conclusion by those forces that they were engaging armed insurgents, and not civilians.”
Chmagh (Reuters)
Chmagh (Reuters)
In all, at least 16 journalists were killed by U.S. forces’ fire in Iraq, CPJ research shows. While CPJ has not found evidence to conclude that U.S. troops targeted journalists in these cases, its research shows that most of the cases were either not fully investigated or the military failed to publicly disclose its findings.
“The deaths of Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones,” said David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters news. "We continue to work for journalist safety and call on all involved parties to recognize the important work that journalists do and the extreme danger that photographers and video journalists face in particular. The video released today via Wikileaks is graphic evidence of the dangers involved in war journalism and the tragedies that can result.”

Ben's commentary of the Collateral Murder video
The July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikes were a series of air-to-ground attacks conducted by a team of two United States ArmyAH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, in the district of New Baghdad in Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed the Iraq War. The attacks received worldwide coverage following the release of 39 minutes of classified gunsight footage in 2010, provoking ongoing global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks.
http://www.collateralmurder.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007_Baghdad_airstrike
'I loved being in the army!' said our next speaker, Ben Griffin - who then began to tell us how that all completely changed for him. He told of how his raw experiences in active service in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan showed him that these campaigns were not represented truthfully in the media. To a hushed and shocked audience, Ben showed footage of US army atrocities in Iraq that Bradley Manning helped expose on the internet via WikiLeaks, for which he is now imprisoned in the US. What a brave man Ben is to stand up for truth and walk his talk. He rightfully received a long standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Please support his mission and go to this website: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk
http://www.glastonburysymposium.co.uk
Wikileaks Video shows U.S. attack that killed Reuters staffers in Iraq
https://cpj.org/2010/04/wikileaks-video-iraq-attack-killed-reuters-staffers.phpNew York, April 5, 2010—Disturbing video footage showing a 2007U.S. military airstrike that killed about a dozen Iraqis in eastern Baghdad, including a Reuters cameraman and assistant, was released today by WikiLeaks, a Web site that publishes sensitive leaked documents. The video raises questions about the actions of U.S. military forces and the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation that followed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
WikiLeaks said that it had "obtained the video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers" and verified its authenticity in conversations with "witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident." A U.S. defense official confirmed that the video, which included audio of U.S. forces involved in the strike, was authentic, Reuters reported. Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his assistant, Saeed Chmagh, 40, were killed in the strike.
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
“This footage is deeply disturbing and reminds us of what journalists in war zones undergo to bring us the news,” said Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director. “The video also confirms our long-held view that a thorough and transparent investigation into this incident is urgently needed.”
The video, taken from a U.S. Apache helicopter, shows several men moving about a Baghdad neighborhood. Military forces identify some of the men as armed and open fire, the video shows. Minutes later, a van arrives and appears to assist the wounded. The video shows the helicopter then opening fire on the van. Two children were injured, the footage shows.
Reuters has pressed U.S. military officials to conduct a thorough and objective investigation into the airstrike. In a statement today, military spokesman Maj. Shawn S. Turner said: “This tragic incident was investigated at that time by the brigade involved and the investigation found that the forces involved were not aware of the presence of the two reporters, and that all evidence available supported the conclusion by those forces that they were engaging armed insurgents, and not civilians.”
Chmagh (Reuters)
Chmagh (Reuters)
In all, at least 16 journalists were killed by U.S. forces’ fire in Iraq, CPJ research shows. While CPJ has not found evidence to conclude that U.S. troops targeted journalists in these cases, its research shows that most of the cases were either not fully investigated or the military failed to publicly disclose its findings.
“The deaths of Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones,” said David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters news. "We continue to work for journalist safety and call on all involved parties to recognize the important work that journalists do and the extreme danger that photographers and video journalists face in particular. The video released today via Wikileaks is graphic evidence of the dangers involved in war journalism and the tragedies that can result.”

The Freedom of the PressFoundation has leaked audio of Bradley Manning's appearance in court, during which he talked about his motivation for passing information to WikiLeaks, the "collateral murder" video from Iraq and the diplomatic cable leaks.
This is an edited version of the audio. The full leak, sections and transcripts can be found on this link: https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/03/help-spread-bradley-mannings-words-across-internet
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The Freedom of the PressFoundation has leaked audio of Bradley Manning's appearance in court, during which he talked about his motivation for passing information to WikiLeaks, the "collateral murder" video from Iraq and the diplomatic cable leaks.
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Bradley Manning describes how he found the ApacheHelicopterAttack video that came to be known as "collateral murder" once it was released by WikiLeaks.
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Leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning's statement to the military court:
"During the mid-February 2010 time frame the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division targeting analysts, then Specialist Jihrleah W. Showman discussed a video that Ms. Showman had found on the T-drive.
The video depicted several individuals being engaged by an aerial weapons team. At first I did not consider the video very special, as I have viewed countless other war porn type videos depicting combat. However, the recording of audio comments by the aerial weapons team crew and the second engagement in the video of an unarmed bongo truck troubled me.
As Showman and a few other analysts and officers in the T-SCIF commented on the video and debated whether the crew violated the rules of engagement or ROE in the second engagement, I shied away from this debate, instead conducting some research on the event. I wanted to learn what happened and whether there was any background to the events of the day that the event occurred, 12 July 2007.
Using Google I searched for the event by its date by its general location. I found several new accounts involving two Reuters employees who were killed during the aerial weapon team engagement. Another story explained that Reuters had requested for a copy of the video under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. Reuters wanted to view the video in order to understand what had happened and to improve their safety practices in combat zones. A spokesperson for Reuters was quoted saying that the video might help avoid the reoccurrence of the tragedy and believed there was a compelling need for the immediate release of the video.
Despite the submission of the FOIA request, the news account explained that CENTCOM replied to Reuters stating that they could not give a time frame for considering a FOIA request and that the video might no longer exist. Another story I found written a year later said that even though Reuters was still pursuing their request. They still did not receive a formal response or written determination in accordance with FOIA.
The fact neither CENTCOM or Multi National Forces Iraq or MNF-I would not voluntarily release the video troubled me further. It was clear to me that the event happened because the aerial weapons team mistakenly identified Reuters employees as a potential threat and that the people in the bongo truck were merely attempting to assist the wounded. The people in the van were not a threat but merely "good samaritans". The most alarming aspect of the video to me, however, was the seemly delightful bloodlust they appeared to have.
The dehumanized the individuals they were engaging and seemed to not value human life by referring to them as quote "dead bastards" unquote and congratulating each other on the ability to kill in large numbers. At one point in the video there is an individual on the ground attempting to crawl to safety. The individual is seriously wounded. Instead of calling for medical attention to the location, one of the aerial weapons team crew members verbally asks for the wounded person to pick up a weapon so that he can have a reason to engage. For me, this seems similar to a child torturing ants with a magnifying glass..."
-PFC Bradley Manning

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Leaked audio recording of Bradley Manning's statement to the military court:
"During the mid-February 2010 time frame the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division targeting analysts, then Specialist Jihrleah W. Showman discussed a video that Ms. Showman had found on the T-drive.
The video depicted several individuals being engaged by an aerial weapons team. At first I did not consider the video very special, as I have viewed countless other war porn type videos depicting combat. However, the recording of audio comments by the aerial weapons team crew and the second engagement in the video of an unarmed bongo truck troubled me.
As Showman and a few other analysts and officers in the T-SCIF commented on the video and debated whether the crew violated the rules of engagement or ROE in the second engagement, I shied away from this debate, instead conducting some research on the event. I wanted to learn what happened and whether there was any background to the events of the day that the event occurred, 12 July 2007.
Using Google I searched for the event by its date by its general location. I found several new accounts involving two Reuters employees who were killed during the aerial weapon team engagement. Another story explained that Reuters had requested for a copy of the video under the Freedom of Information Act or FOIA. Reuters wanted to view the video in order to understand what had happened and to improve their safety practices in combat zones. A spokesperson for Reuters was quoted saying that the video might help avoid the reoccurrence of the tragedy and believed there was a compelling need for the immediate release of the video.
Despite the submission of the FOIA request, the news account explained that CENTCOM replied to Reuters stating that they could not give a time frame for considering a FOIA request and that the video might no longer exist. Another story I found written a year later said that even though Reuters was still pursuing their request. They still did not receive a formal response or written determination in accordance with FOIA.
The fact neither CENTCOM or Multi National Forces Iraq or MNF-I would not voluntarily release the video troubled me further. It was clear to me that the event happened because the aerial weapons team mistakenly identified Reuters employees as a potential threat and that the people in the bongo truck were merely attempting to assist the wounded. The people in the van were not a threat but merely "good samaritans". The most alarming aspect of the video to me, however, was the seemly delightful bloodlust they appeared to have.
The dehumanized the individuals they were engaging and seemed to not value human life by referring to them as quote "dead bastards" unquote and congratulating each other on the ability to kill in large numbers. At one point in the video there is an individual on the ground attempting to crawl to safety. The individual is seriously wounded. Instead of calling for medical attention to the location, one of the aerial weapons team crew members verbally asks for the wounded person to pick up a weapon so that he can have a reason to engage. For me, this seems similar to a child torturing ants with a magnifying glass..."
-PFC Bradley Manning

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores U.S. Diplomacy

http://www.democracynow.org - The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published "the Kissinger cables," 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic and intelligence docum...

http://www.democracynow.org - The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published "the Kissinger cables," 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973 to 1976 that include many once-secret memos written by former Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger. While the documents have been available to the public at the National Archives, WikiLeaks has created a searchable online database to allow anyone in the world to quickly search them. WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange reportedly did most of the work creating the database from his refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson joins us to discuss the documents' release. Hrafnsson also comments on the recent anniversary of the release of the "Collateral Murder" military video, which shows U.S. forces killing 12 people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters employees, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen. After the video's release, Hrafnsson met with family members of the victims in Iraq.
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http://www.democracynow.org - The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published "the Kissinger cables," 1.7 million U.S. diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973 to 1976 that include many once-secret memos written by former Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger. While the documents have been available to the public at the National Archives, WikiLeaks has created a searchable online database to allow anyone in the world to quickly search them. WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange reportedly did most of the work creating the database from his refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London. WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson joins us to discuss the documents' release. Hrafnsson also comments on the recent anniversary of the release of the "Collateral Murder" military video, which shows U.S. forces killing 12 people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters employees, Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen. After the video's release, Hrafnsson met with family members of the victims in Iraq.
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Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman discusses "Collateral Murder," a video posted to the website WikiLeaks that allegedly shows a U.S. helicopter in Iraq attacking and killing civilians, including two Reuters news staff. "You see these individuals on the ground blown to pieces," she says. "This shows the power of actually having the video tape, showing the pictures."
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Amy Goodman has exposed human-rights violations in East Timor and Nigeria, has been arrested covering the Republican National Convention and was the first person to interview exiled Haitian PresidentAristide.
"The role of reporters," she says, "is to go to where the silence is and say something." Known for her dedication to untold stories and issues that are chronically overlooked, Goodman has made a mark as an investigative journalist who looks beyond mainstream media news. Now it's your chance meet the icon and ask her what the news should really be talking about. - Commonwealth Club of California
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!. She is co-author of the national best-seller The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media that Love Them, written with her brother David Goodman.
The book was chosen by independent bookstores as the #1 political title of the 2004 election season. The book was also chosen as one of the top 50 nonfiction books of 2004 by the editors of Publishers Weekly.
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/10/Democracy_Nows_Amy_Goodman_in_Conversation
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman discusses "Collateral Murder," a video posted to the website WikiLeaks that allegedly shows a U.S. helicopter in Iraq attacking and killing civilians, including two Reuters news staff. "You see these individuals on the ground blown to pieces," she says. "This shows the power of actually having the video tape, showing the pictures."
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Amy Goodman has exposed human-rights violations in East Timor and Nigeria, has been arrested covering the Republican National Convention and was the first person to interview exiled Haitian PresidentAristide.
"The role of reporters," she says, "is to go to where the silence is and say something." Known for her dedication to untold stories and issues that are chronically overlooked, Goodman has made a mark as an investigative journalist who looks beyond mainstream media news. Now it's your chance meet the icon and ask her what the news should really be talking about. - Commonwealth Club of California
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!. She is co-author of the national best-seller The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media that Love Them, written with her brother David Goodman.
The book was chosen by independent bookstores as the #1 political title of the 2004 election season. The book was also chosen as one of the top 50 nonfiction books of 2004 by the editors of Publishers Weekly.
Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 300 stations in North America. Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on Pacifica, community, and National Public Radio stations, public access cable television stations, satellite television (on Free Speech TV, channel 9415 of the DISH Network), shortwave radio and the internet.

The full story of Collateral Murder

published: 09 Sep 2011

WikiLeaks Collateral Murder US Soldier Ethan McCord

U.S.SoldierEthan McCord speaking about the civilian .
Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight .
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir .
It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: Collateral Murder turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military .

published: 29 Nov 2017

Original Wikileaks 'Collateral Murder' Video YouTube

published: 17 Sep 2013

WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

the occupied zone - episode 9 "collateral murder opera"

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At the 2017 Holberg Debate, Julian Assange, John Pilger and Jonathan Heawood discussed the presence of propaganda in news and social media, and its democratic implications.
About 00:11:00 Julian Assange
About 00:56:00 Questions for Julian Assange
About 01:19:00 Jonathan Heawood
About 01:43:00 John Pilger
About 02:17:11 Las Q&ASession
Is there an escalating war of information that is threatening our democracy and our ability to make informed decisions?
The event took place at the University of Bergen, Norway, on December 2nd, 2017.
About the speakers:
Julian Assange joins the panel via videolink. Assange is an award-winning journalist and the founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks. He is also a programmer, cryptographer, author and activist. Founded in 2006, WikiLeaks has published...

published: 05 Dec 2017

Julian Assange speech that was censored by the Oxford Union

In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder footage as background for his speech at the Sam AdamsAwards, an award dedicated to whistleblowers. The ceremony was organized by the Oxford Union. As a result of the video playing in the background and unsuccessful attempts to vet Julian's speech, the Union pulled the live stream from the event and spent two days substituting the US Army massacre footage with their logo. The Union claimed they feared that the US government would take legal action concerning "copyright" of the Apache gun camera footage. Wikileaks advised the Union that by law and practice the US government does not claim copyrights on footage or documents that it produces, the Union still decided to censo...

Collateral Murder (2010)

published: 03 Feb 2018

Re: "Collateral Murder"

more info: http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/2010/04/wikileaks-release-10-17.htmlRob Kall of OpedNews.com interviews Josh Stieber.
Josh Steiber, a former U.S. ArmySpecialist, is speaking out. A member of the Bravo Company 2-16 whose acts of brutality made headlines this week with the Wikileaks release of the video "Collateral Murder," Steiber says such acts were not isolated incidents, but were commonplace during his tour of duty. "After watching the video, I would definitely say that that is, nine times out of ten, the way things ended up," says Stieber. "Killing was following military protocol. It was going along with the rules as they are."
"Collateral Murder" provides footage from an AmericanApache helicopter involved in a July 2007 shooting incident outside of Baghdad...

Edward Snowden vesves Whistleblowers: Whistleblowers in the Digital Era. Whistleblowers are like canaries in the mine. They send us warning signals, to expose injustice and abuse. Without them,.
As China gets richer and richer, its buying up more and more of the worlds natural resources -- in particular those found in developing countries where it offers .
This report discusses 3 key topics which begins with Hillary Clinton, Edward Snowden and some new Mandela Effect considerations, as it relates to Nelson .

published: 29 Dec 2017

Hacks and leaks: the future of transparency journalism

Ever since Wikileaks captured the headlines and the imagination of journalists all over the world with its shocking Collateral Murder video, large leaks of data, often obtained through hacking, have become more and more common. Just in the last few years, we've seen major world-shaping news events coming out of hacks and leaks: the Sony hack, the Hacking Team breach, and of course the DNC hack, among others. As journalists, we have a duty to look into data and documents regardless of its origin. But now that governments are starting to take advantage of journalists' thirst for leaks, how should reporters approach this data and sources? This talk will take the audience through a quick history of the rise of leaking, a few notable examples and how they were handled, and a personal reflection...

U.S.SoldierEthan McCord speaking about the civilian .
Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight .
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir .
It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: Collateral Murder turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military .

U.S.SoldierEthan McCord speaking about the civilian .
Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight .
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir .
It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: Collateral Murder turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military .

WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed ci...

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

the occupied zone - episode 9 "collateral murder opera"

thursdays and saturdays at midnite on NECAT ch.19
"the occupied zone" is a new community access show on nashville's necat ch.19. if you have a show idea or woul...

thursdays and saturdays at midnite on NECAT ch.19
"the occupied zone" is a new community access show on nashville's necat ch.19. if you have a show idea or would like to be a guest in the zone, please stop by our website www.theoccupiedzone.org

thursdays and saturdays at midnite on NECAT ch.19
"the occupied zone" is a new community access show on nashville's necat ch.19. if you have a show idea or would like to be a guest in the zone, please stop by our website www.theoccupiedzone.org

In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder footage as background for his speech at the Sam AdamsAwards, an award dedicated to whistleblowers. The ceremony was organized by the Oxford Union. As a result of the video playing in the background and unsuccessful attempts to vet Julian's speech, the Union pulled the live stream from the event and spent two days substituting the US Army massacre footage with their logo. The Union claimed they feared that the US government would take legal action concerning "copyright" of the Apache gun camera footage. Wikileaks advised the Union that by law and practice the US government does not claim copyrights on footage or documents that it produces, the Union still decided to censor the video.
See http://collateralmurder.com/ for more information behind the Collateral Murder event in Baghdad.

In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder footage as background for his speech at the Sam AdamsAwards, an award dedicated to whistleblowers. The ceremony was organized by the Oxford Union. As a result of the video playing in the background and unsuccessful attempts to vet Julian's speech, the Union pulled the live stream from the event and spent two days substituting the US Army massacre footage with their logo. The Union claimed they feared that the US government would take legal action concerning "copyright" of the Apache gun camera footage. Wikileaks advised the Union that by law and practice the US government does not claim copyrights on footage or documents that it produces, the Union still decided to censor the video.
See http://collateralmurder.com/ for more information behind the Collateral Murder event in Baghdad.

more info: http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/2010/04/wikileaks-release-10-17.htmlRob Kall of OpedNews.com interviews Josh Stieber.
Josh Steiber, a former U.S. ArmySpecialist, is speaking out. A member of the Bravo Company 2-16 whose acts of brutality made headlines this week with the Wikileaks release of the video "Collateral Murder," Steiber says such acts were not isolated incidents, but were commonplace during his tour of duty. "After watching the video, I would definitely say that that is, nine times out of ten, the way things ended up," says Stieber. "Killing was following military protocol. It was going along with the rules as they are."
"Collateral Murder" provides footage from an AmericanApache helicopter involved in a July 2007 shooting incident outside of Baghdad that left over a dozen people dead, including two Reuters employees. Steiber was not present at the scene, but knows those who were and is familiar with the environment. "A lot of my friends are in that video," he says. "If it shocks and revolts you, it shows the reality of what war is like. If you don't like what you see in it, it means we should be working harder towards alternatives to war."
Steiber is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War working to promote peace and seek alternatives to combat. He currently resides in Washington, D.C
The above text found: http://www.opednews.com/Podcast/Member-of-Same-Bravo-Compa-by-Rob-Kall-100409-149.html
More video response to wikileaks.org "Collateral Murder": http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/2010/04/us-mission-baby-kill.html

more info: http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/2010/04/wikileaks-release-10-17.htmlRob Kall of OpedNews.com interviews Josh Stieber.
Josh Steiber, a former U.S. ArmySpecialist, is speaking out. A member of the Bravo Company 2-16 whose acts of brutality made headlines this week with the Wikileaks release of the video "Collateral Murder," Steiber says such acts were not isolated incidents, but were commonplace during his tour of duty. "After watching the video, I would definitely say that that is, nine times out of ten, the way things ended up," says Stieber. "Killing was following military protocol. It was going along with the rules as they are."
"Collateral Murder" provides footage from an AmericanApache helicopter involved in a July 2007 shooting incident outside of Baghdad that left over a dozen people dead, including two Reuters employees. Steiber was not present at the scene, but knows those who were and is familiar with the environment. "A lot of my friends are in that video," he says. "If it shocks and revolts you, it shows the reality of what war is like. If you don't like what you see in it, it means we should be working harder towards alternatives to war."
Steiber is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War working to promote peace and seek alternatives to combat. He currently resides in Washington, D.C
The above text found: http://www.opednews.com/Podcast/Member-of-Same-Bravo-Compa-by-Rob-Kall-100409-149.html
More video response to wikileaks.org "Collateral Murder": http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/2010/04/us-mission-baby-kill.html

Edward Snowden vesves Whistleblowers: Whistleblowers in the Digital Era. Whistleblowers are like canaries in the mine. They send us warning signals, to expose i...

Edward Snowden vesves Whistleblowers: Whistleblowers in the Digital Era. Whistleblowers are like canaries in the mine. They send us warning signals, to expose injustice and abuse. Without them,.
As China gets richer and richer, its buying up more and more of the worlds natural resources -- in particular those found in developing countries where it offers .
This report discusses 3 key topics which begins with Hillary Clinton, Edward Snowden and some new Mandela Effect considerations, as it relates to Nelson .

Edward Snowden vesves Whistleblowers: Whistleblowers in the Digital Era. Whistleblowers are like canaries in the mine. They send us warning signals, to expose injustice and abuse. Without them,.
As China gets richer and richer, its buying up more and more of the worlds natural resources -- in particular those found in developing countries where it offers .
This report discusses 3 key topics which begins with Hillary Clinton, Edward Snowden and some new Mandela Effect considerations, as it relates to Nelson .

Ever since Wikileaks captured the headlines and the imagination of journalists all over the world with its shocking Collateral Murder video, large leaks of data, often obtained through hacking, have become more and more common. Just in the last few years, we've seen major world-shaping news events coming out of hacks and leaks: the Sony hack, the Hacking Team breach, and of course the DNC hack, among others. As journalists, we have a duty to look into data and documents regardless of its origin. But now that governments are starting to take advantage of journalists' thirst for leaks, how should reporters approach this data and sources? This talk will take the audience through a quick history of the rise of leaking, a few notable examples and how they were handled, and a personal reflection on what journalists got right - and what they got wrong - in an attempt to better understand how to deal with events like these in the future.
Con: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (Motherboard)Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Ever since Wikileaks captured the headlines and the imagination of journalists all over the world with its shocking Collateral Murder video, large leaks of data, often obtained through hacking, have become more and more common. Just in the last few years, we've seen major world-shaping news events coming out of hacks and leaks: the Sony hack, the Hacking Team breach, and of course the DNC hack, among others. As journalists, we have a duty to look into data and documents regardless of its origin. But now that governments are starting to take advantage of journalists' thirst for leaks, how should reporters approach this data and sources? This talk will take the audience through a quick history of the rise of leaking, a few notable examples and how they were handled, and a personal reflection on what journalists got right - and what they got wrong - in an attempt to better understand how to deal with events like these in the future.
Con: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (Motherboard)Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com

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Collateral Murder: Notorious 2007 US Airstrike

Collateral Murder (2007): Classified military footage released by WikiLeaks showing an at...

Wikileaks - Collateral murder in Iraq by US helicopter (short video)

On July 6, 2010, PrivateBradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.
5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.
Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

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Collateral Murder?

An in-depth analysis of a leaked military video showing a US army helicopter firing on Ira...

'I couldn't stop crying': Soldier relives 'collateral murder' video

It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military detention. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/6rjolf
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WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

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Wikileaks - Collateral Murder Video (Subs Español)

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How WikiLeaks' 'Collateral Murder' changed the world

Friday commemorates three years since WikiLeaks released "Collateral Murder," a video that showed US troops on board an Apache helicopter firing at innocent civilians during the height of the Iraq War. The video not only showcases the horrors of war, but caused the US government to go on a campaign to seek and prosecute the individuals behind the release. RT's Meghan Lopez takes a look back on the lives affected by blowing the whistle.
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Collateral Murder best parts

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience...

Collateral Murder best parts

"War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves."
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Ben's commentary of the Collateral Murder video
The July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikes were a series of air-to-ground attacks conducted by a team of two United States ArmyAH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, in the district of New Baghdad in Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed the Iraq War. The attacks received worldwide coverage following the release of 39 minutes of classified gunsight footage in 2010, provoking ongoing global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks.
http://www.collateralmurder.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007_Baghdad_airstrike
'I loved being in the army!' said our next speaker, Ben Griffin - who then began to tell us how that all completely changed for him. He told of how his raw experiences in active service in Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan showed him that these campaigns were not represented truthfully in the media. To a hushed and shocked audience, Ben showed footage of US army atrocities in Iraq that Bradley Manning helped expose on the internet via WikiLeaks, for which he is now imprisoned in the US. What a brave man Ben is to stand up for truth and walk his talk. He rightfully received a long standing ovation at the end of his presentation. Please support his mission and go to this website: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk
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Wikileaks Video shows U.S. attack that killed Reuters staffers in Iraq
https://cpj.org/2010/04/wikileaks-video-iraq-attack-killed-reuters-staffers.phpNew York, April 5, 2010—Disturbing video footage showing a 2007U.S. military airstrike that killed about a dozen Iraqis in eastern Baghdad, including a Reuters cameraman and assistant, was released today by WikiLeaks, a Web site that publishes sensitive leaked documents. The video raises questions about the actions of U.S. military forces and the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation that followed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
WikiLeaks said that it had "obtained the video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers" and verified its authenticity in conversations with "witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident." A U.S. defense official confirmed that the video, which included audio of U.S. forces involved in the strike, was authentic, Reuters reported. Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his assistant, Saeed Chmagh, 40, were killed in the strike.
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
Noor-Eldeen (Reuters)
“This footage is deeply disturbing and reminds us of what journalists in war zones undergo to bring us the news,” said Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director. “The video also confirms our long-held view that a thorough and transparent investigation into this incident is urgently needed.”
The video, taken from a U.S. Apache helicopter, shows several men moving about a Baghdad neighborhood. Military forces identify some of the men as armed and open fire, the video shows. Minutes later, a van arrives and appears to assist the wounded. The video shows the helicopter then opening fire on the van. Two children were injured, the footage shows.
Reuters has pressed U.S. military officials to conduct a thorough and objective investigation into the airstrike. In a statement today, military spokesman Maj. Shawn S. Turner said: “This tragic incident was investigated at that time by the brigade involved and the investigation found that the forces involved were not aware of the presence of the two reporters, and that all evidence available supported the conclusion by those forces that they were engaging armed insurgents, and not civilians.”
Chmagh (Reuters)
Chmagh (Reuters)
In all, at least 16 journalists were killed by U.S. forces’ fire in Iraq, CPJ research shows. While CPJ has not found evidence to conclude that U.S. troops targeted journalists in these cases, its research shows that most of the cases were either not fully investigated or the military failed to publicly disclose its findings.
“The deaths of Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh three years ago were tragic and emblematic of the extreme dangers that exist in covering war zones,” said David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters news. "We continue to work for journalist safety and call on all involved parties to recognize the important work that journalists do and the extreme danger that photographers and video journalists face in particular. The video released today via Wikileaks is graphic evidence of the dangers involved in war journalism and the tragedies that can result.”

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Collateral Murder

Politicians hiding in their bunkers are responsible for the murders of hundreds of thousan...

WikiLeaks Collateral Murder US Soldier Ethan McCord

U.S.SoldierEthan McCord speaking about the civilian .
Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight .
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir .
It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: Collateral Murder turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first classBradley Manning in military .

WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq

WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released a video showing what apparently is a US military helicopter firing at unarmed civilians in Iraq. WikiLeaks said the footage, filmed from a helicopter cockpit, shows a missile strike and shooting on a square in a Baghdad neighbourhood in July 2007. The website said 12 civilians were killed in the attack, including two journalists, NamirNour El Deen and Saeed Chmagh, who worked for the Reuters news agency. This is the full, unedited version of the footage.

20:06

Collateral Murder Wikileaks Iraq

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Ap...

the occupied zone - episode 9 "collateral murder opera"

thursdays and saturdays at midnite on NECAT ch.19
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Julian Assange speech that was censored by the Oxford Union

In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder footage as background for his speech at the Sam AdamsAwards, an award dedicated to whistleblowers. The ceremony was organized by the Oxford Union. As a result of the video playing in the background and unsuccessful attempts to vet Julian's speech, the Union pulled the live stream from the event and spent two days substituting the US Army massacre footage with their logo. The Union claimed they feared that the US government would take legal action concerning "copyright" of the Apache gun camera footage. Wikileaks advised the Union that by law and practice the US government does not claim copyrights on footage or documents that it produces, the Union still decided to censor the video.
See http://collateralmurder.com/ for more information behind the Collateral Murder event in Baghdad.

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Ethan McCord On "Collateral Murder"

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) >> A Republican congresswoman from upstate New York says "many" people who commit mass murder are Democrats. U.S.Rep.Claudia Tenney made the comment Wednesday on Talk 1300 Radio during a discussion about calls for stricter gun control. She said she found it "interesting" that "so many" of the people who commit mass murders "end up being Democrats ... ....

Time is running out for the unsuspecting “victim” of the upcoming MurderMystery Dinner on Saturday — and for those interested in attending this event who don’t have their tickets yet ... The “Totally 80s, Totally Murder” theme encourages attendees to dress in their best ’80s attire and go with the big hair look as part of the fun ... A troupe of actors from The Murder Mystery Co....

A 16-year-old boy was found allegedly murdered with his throat slit in north Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area on Wednesday morning ...Police have registered a case of murder against unknown assailants at the Sadar Bazaar police station ... ....

A court hearing the murder case of teenager Intezar Ahmed gave the investigation officer (IO) one more day to file the charge sheet against eight Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) police officials ... The court granted one-day time to the investigation officer and directed him to submit the charge sheet against eight ACLC cops standing trial for Ahmed’s murder....

A Republican congresswoman from upstate New York says "many" people who commit mass murder are Democrats... She said she found it "interesting" that "so many" of the people who commit mass murders "end up being Democrats." ... domestic abuser Rob Porter, and now she blames Democrats for mass murder — she is an embarrassment to New York and our country....

But Cochran claimed during her murder trial for the death of her boyfriend that she “didn’t take it seriously,” The Chicago Tribune reported ... Cochran, 35, was convicted of murder last year in Regan’s death, the Associated Press reported ... Cochran is currently serving a life sentence in Regan’s murder, the AP said....